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Honey and oat biscuits

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I think I might have already introduced you to Kenny but if not Kenny is the honey man. My great aunt lives on the Sunshine Coast and Kenny lives in the house behind her. He keeps bees that make the most delicious honey you've ever tasted. Whenever mum goes to visit her aunt she always […]

Broccolini, feta and roasted pecan salad

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After starting yesterday's post with a little bit of karma it seemed the whole day was full of it. It wasn't too far away but far enough for it to be annoying. I'm talking about the distance between my car and the trolley return bay. There was an older gentleman waiting for my  car park. […]

Lemon and walnut loaf

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A nasty surprise welcomed us on return from our golf weekend last week. We had taken a long weekend and left on Friday so hadn't collected the mail. Will returned from the mail box looking furious with a handful of opened mail. Someone had broken in. It seems they felt for cards and only opened […]

Quick chicken curry

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Bride - 'I hate thigh.' Caterer - 'Well I hate cooking breast.' Caterer's husband - 'If the Bride wants breast let her have breast.' Caterer - 'Fine if the Bride wants tough, dried out breast, the Bride can have tough dried out breast.' Bride - 'Yes I'd like that.' Caterer - 'How about a compromise […]

Hokey pokey biscuits

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You put your right hand in, You put your right hand out, You put your right hand in, And you shake it all about, You do the hokey pokey and you turn yourself around That what it's all about. Altogether not....oooooooh the Hokey Pokey. Ooooooh the Hokey Pokey. Ooooooooh the Hokey Pokey, and that's what […]

Our wedding

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I promised I would share some photos from our wedding day and I am not one to break a promise. We absolutely love all our photos thanks to the wonderful Karen Buckle. We had the most amazing and perfect wedding day. Everything ran so smoothly, everyone had a ball and the best part... we became […]

Snickerdoodles

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I have at least 50 recipe books (I hope the husband doesn't read this), 5 food magazine subscriptions and read a whole lot of other food blogs on a daily basis. Inspiration for my next blog post or food creation is never far away. My only problem is deciding what to make out of my […]

Passionfruit Meringue Cupcakes

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If you found $5 on the ground and you picked it up, is it stealing? I don't think so. I think the same rule applies to fruit that is hanging into public space. Ok so I have applied the same rule to fruit that is hanging in public space. When I saw a giant passionfruit […]

Our delicious wedding food - thank you Spoon Fed Catering!

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I was pretty specific about the food I wanted at our wedding... lots of it! I didn't want the traditional two different meals with alternate drop. I wanted variety and options and for it to feel like a big family feast. Finding a caterer that met my requirements was tricky business but not for my […]

Macadamia toasted muesli (with apple juice)

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It was dark, it was cold and we were all snuggled in our comfy, ok somewhat comfortable, bunk beds on grade nine camp when the horn blew. It was 5am and apparently that was an acceptable waking time on school camp. Our camp just happened to be on a macadamia farm. I think there was […]

Chicken and barley stew - in the slow cooker

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Have you every paid $5 for a potato? No? I thought it was pretty insane too but that's the price people were prepared to pay for a fancy potato spiral on a stick at the Racecourse Road carnival yesterday. The potatoes are cut using one of those spiral apple corer/peelers, threaded onto a stick and […]

Easy peasy pita bread and a very quick dinner idea

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I have decided to retire the bread maker. It has served me well over the last few years but I've also discovered that I can make bread just as well, if not better, without it. I don't particularly like the shape of loaf it makes and my mix master can do all the kneading for […]

Slow-cooked beef and leek with kidney beans

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Hello winter! I don't like your temperatures all that much but I do like the hearty, warming food you let me make. Winter hasn't really arrived with a bang here in Brisbane. In fact I think it's the warmest day since I got back. It felt so wintery earlier in the week I decided it […]

Mini banana bread muffins

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I have developed a little bit of a habit - a banana-buying habit. It seems every Sunday when I go to the markets, I come home with a small bunch of them in my grandma trolley. Usually I make them into delicious creamy smoothies but the idea of an icy-cold breakfast is a little unappealing […]

Food photography - my tips and tricks

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I am a little bit obsessed with taking photos of food. Everywhere I go I'm constantly snapping for inspiration, so I can relive it later or to remember one particular element or of course to share it here. One thing I didn't really think about when I started my blog was taking photos and how […]

White chocolate and macadamia biscuits

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When I was younger and we'd have family gatherings my mum would always put out a bowl of nuts. My uncle doctor would warn us kids away from them saying that kids weren't allowed to eat nuts because they could choke. I didn't really see the logic in this, couldn't I choke on anything? So […]

Fudgey chocolate brownies with white chocolate cheesecake swirl

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I'm getting married tomorrow! I still can't believe it. All the preparations are going well. The tents are up, the house is full of tables and today it will be transformed into a beautiful wedding venue. If I haven't mentioned it, my parents have very very kindly given up their house to host our wedding. […]

Nigella's fluffy white cupcakes

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As I write this I am glancing over the gorgeous sunrise, pristine blue ocean and tiny breeze. It is absolutely perfect weather so I hope it stays this way! All the wedding furniture is being delivered today so the real preparations are beginning. I still can't quite catch on to the fact that I'm getting […]

Choc-caramel mud cake

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Sorry if you're getting a bit sick of my wedding countdown but with just three sleeps to go it's about all I can think about! Today we're getting all packed up and heading up to the beach to start the preparations and partying. Mum and dad's house was cleared of furniture yesterday and tomorrow, in […]

Choc-butterscotch pavlova

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On Saturday morning the wedding festivities truly began when my Auntie and Uncle (or Tia and Tio as we call them) arrived all the way from Madrid, Spain. Of course we had a family dinner in honor of the occasion and mum asked me to bring dessert. I thought something a little bit Australian would […]

Gingerbread crumble-topped baby doughnuts

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Baking doughnuts at home seems to be all the rage in America right now. I've seen the most delicious looking recipes all over the place but the problem was, I didn't have a doughnut tin. That was until my Birthday. Like when I get most new toys I had to use it right away. I […]

Teriyaki chicken in the slow cooker

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Last week we had a little bit of unseasonal weather her in Brisbane. It got a wee bit chilly. What does chilly weather mean to me? It means time to get out the slow cooker! The first thing I whipped up was a big batch of my Moroccan lamb curry then it was time to […]

ANZAC biscuits

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I got a rather enthusiastic response to my recipe for Afghan biscuits last week. As I said, they are New Zealand's famous biscuits. This week I thought I would balance it out with Australia's famous biscuit, the ANZAC biscuit. We cannot let April 25th, ANZAC Day pass without a batch of these delicious treats. Edmonds […]

Caramelised onion and blue cheese sausage rolls

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Whenever I think of party food my brain always goes straight to sausage rolls. It's really not a party here in Australia unless you have them. Years ago, party sausage rolls used to mean the frozen variety that come in a box and have little indents down the log so you can snap off however […]

My hens party - oh what a night!

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You might have seen some of my excited tweets on Saturday. It was my hens party and oh what a night it was! All I knew about the night was that I was to arrive at my parents' house at 5pm and I was to wear black or white. That was it. I walked in […]

Bread sticks from the high seas

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I hope everyone has as big a chocolate hangover as me today. Easter and being a bride very soon do not go all that well together. Apart from eating too much chocolate I had a lovely day with family and friends and fabulous food. We're up at Sunshine Beach for the long weekend staying with […]

Last minute Easter inspiration

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Happy Good Friday! One of the perils of always thinking is that I'm always coming up with last minute idea or things I want to try. I don't have any time left to try out Easter ideas so I thought I'd make a little round up of my favourites that I've seen across the web […]

Raspberry jam drops

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I've been rather in the wars lately. The week before last I took a chunk out of my forehead with my fingernail while I was putting on a singlet. A week later I somehow managed to burn myself on the iron quite badly. It's on the inside of my arm and very unattractive (hoping that […]

Mini choc-chip hot cross buns

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I was a hero this morning. Ok maybe not a serious hero in all senses of the word but I did make one family pretty happy. I was near the end of my Saturday morning walk/run when I spotted a gorgeous white fluffy kitten with big blue eyes cowering on the footpath. This little girl […]

Thai larb moo (minced pork salad)

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Knock knock. Who's there? Claire Claire who? Claire K lack of creations! Yes that's how creative I am today I can't even think of an exciting way to open my post! What I can tell you is that today's recipe is delicious. It's what I would call a Thai take on the Chinese sang choi […]

Citrusy polenta cake with raspberry swirl

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We have this little tradition in my family of 'cocktail hour.' It's not your traditional round of martinis but every night at around 6pm we have a drink and a few chips. My most favourite combination is tasty cheese CCs and a diet coke or as I like to call it CCs and DC. I […]

Giant savoury hot cross bun for Easter

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I'm a little late with my Easter inspiration this year. I was waiting for one of those light-bulb moments of creativity but it seems they just might have all been used up with wedding planing (maybe you have a quota every year). I did have a little strike of an idea the other day when […]

Pear curd kisses - What can you pair with a pear?

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Did you know Maggie Beer has her own pear orchard? Oh how I'd love to have my own orchard and be able to go fruit picking whenever I like. At the moment I'm struggling to keep my little garden going (I blame the wedding) though so it's probably best that I leave the fruit growing […]

Salted caramel filled chocolate cake - Happy Birthday to me!

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Happy Birthday to me, Happy Birthday to me, Happy Birthday dear me, Happy Birthday to me! That's right, on top of all the wedding celebrations going on around here today is my 27th Birthday. Ugh, writing 27 I still can't believe that's what goes in the box next to my age but it's true. 27 […]

Alfajores - Argentinian dulce de leche sandwich cookies

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Sweet, liquid gold you could eat with a spoon. The second it touches your lips you close your eyes as you drift away to heaven. That's how I would describe dulce de leche should anyone ask. Oh boy is it good. It was probably my most favourite thing about Argentina and to them it's treated […]

My beautiful green bridal shower

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On Saturday I was one lucky girl. My sister Anna, friend Sarah and mum threw me the most beautiful bridal shower. The colour theme was... you guessed it, green! It was quite a coincidence that it also happened to be St Patrick's Day. Mum's house was transformed into an amazing land of green. Everyone got […]

Choc-mint coconut cupcakes - Happy St Patrick's Day

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Top of the morning/afternoon to you! I love St Patrick's Day. Not because I'm Irish (although you would think so with a name like Kelly) but because I love green. Every day is like St Patrick's Day in my house from our green couch to my little green bunny sitting on the side table for […]

How to host a baby shower (or any other girly party)

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Call me crazy but I really love hosting parties from a little intimate dinner to a 20-30 people baby shower. As long as I'm organised, I'm pretty good at staying stress free and pulling it off smoothly. It's when I'm without a plan that I tend to break down in a stress heap that involves […]

Pad See Ew - 'Thai mac and cheese'

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My sister bought us tickets to the Brisbane Comedy Festival for Christmas and last Thursday night was our night. I love going to shows during the week but I often face the dinner dilemma. The show was at 7.15pm. To eat before, which would be about 6pm (we normally eat between 7.30 and 8) or […]